Bloody Hollow

The game is explicitly miniatures-agnostic. You can use any 'regular' scale minis (25mm–32mm) from the time period as long as everything is consistent. Heroes, villagers, and small monsters use 25mm–32mm bases, while larger enemies like the Weerwolfe might go for 40mm.

Electi Studio sells their own STLs for some of the monsters, plus a male and female multipart hero set. Kitbashing is highly encouraged! The setting is fantastical rather than strictly historical, so you don't need to stress about accuracy too much.

Every scenario lists it's requirements up front, so you will know which miniatures you'll need before each session. Apart from the heroes, there are 15 monster types in the bestiary, from bat swarms and blood wolves up to the Vampier, Weerwolfe and Wendigo, plus 13 named villagers.

Bloody Hollow is generally played on a 3×3 ft board, with some scenarios calling for something different. Having a good collection of terrain is essential — you need plenty of things to hide behind to avoid the monsters and beasts.

Thematically it's a small colonial North American village plus spooky forests, foreboding swamps, haunted graveyards, dreary cornfields, rivers and rocks. Difficult terrain, deep water, climbing, jumping gaps and falling all have rules, so a rich terrain board really pays off.

You build a hero like an RPG character: pick one of five backgrounds (which determine your stats, special skill, and starting money), and optionally tweak the result slightly.

Money buys weapons and equipment from a shared list, appropriate for the era: flintlocks, muskets, swords, hatchets, plus silver versions that hit harder but are fragile. Equipment covers armour and various items that will help your heroes on their journey.

Your heroes can be permanently slain, at which point you are allowed to create a new one at half the dead hero's level. This mechanic can also be adapted to add new players to an ongoing campaign as there is no balancing between heroes — just be careful with the newbies!